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" ... Are you strapped for time? Running ragged? Starving for more moments to get everything done? If so, you’re not alone. According to the Families and Work Institute for the Department of Labor, 66% of wage earners say they don’t have enough time to be with their children and spouses or to spend on themselves. If any of this sounds familiar, you could suffer from time famine—starving for more time to do everything. ... "
" ... As his “wife” Mae seized his bank accounts, pension deposits, safe deposit box with gold in it, and all of his valuables. She isolated him from everyone who knew him. He was cut off for years. She hit him, left him in ragged clothing and threw his dog against the wall. He was terrified. When she was out of the house one day, he made a desperate call to his nephew, with whom he had been close in years back. He begged for help. The nephew sprang into action. He summoned his 3 siblings, including one out of state, and together, they rescued Uncle Tony and brought him home. Tony’s nephew knew a lawyer who got an emergency order to remove the “wife” from his home. Mae had to be escorted out by the police who initially resisted because Tony and the caregiver were married. It was stunning how the police believed the evil caregiver and not Tony nor his family members. It took a court order to get her out. His two capable nieces hired workers to clean the filthy house, do needed repairs, get Uncle Tony to the dentist and doctor and schedule him for hip surgery. One left her out of state home and moved in with her uncle to protect him for good. ... "
" ... By remaining at the podium, she projected a kind of ragged determination that likely left people squirming rather than clapping. You see the one thing public speakers — be they politicos or entertainers — cannot do is make their audience feel pity. ... "
" ... If you keep trying to do everything yourself, Schumer adds, you're just going to be going in circles and running yourself ragged. "But if you get somebody to help you, it will give you the opportunity to do other things. It's lovely." ... "
" ... In the second half, the passing was largely still crisp, but the penetration was still lacking. Madrid’s big chance fell to Hazard but, one-on-one with the keeper, he couldn’t finish. As it tried to create more clear-cut chances, Madrid got a little ragged. ... "